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A Stir of Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffmanreviewed by Cindy Lynn Speer
Susan, freed from having to go home so that she can begin research on a science fair project, overhears three friends discussing a
haunted house. The three -- Julio, the closet thing she has to a real friend, Edmund, who
is desperately seeking a place to conduct experiments in magic, and Deirdre, a tomboyish girl who distrusts Susan at first -- are
determined to explore this abandoned place. Susan asks to go along, and takes the first steps toward taking control of her
strictly structured and confining cage of a life.

A Fistful of Sky by Nina Kiriki Hoffmanreviewed by Matthew Peckham
In genre fiction, families are often either terrorized victims of chainsaw wielding maniacs, or nostalgic bubbly after-school-special caricatures
wrapped in kid-safe behaviors and words. This coming-of-age novel plays the field near the latter, unfurling
its mysteries in to-the-point plotting bounded by the author's home-cooked narrative musings on philosophical questions of identity, sibling
rivalry, power, and love. Packed with curious variations on the old "what would you do with magic powers" theme, the tale is a whimsical romp
through adolescence to adulthood that mostly succeeds in drawing the reader along to the wistful end.

A Red Heart Of Memories by Nina Kiriki Hoffmanreviewed by Donna McMahon
Matt Black, a homeless woman, is sitting on a park bench eating discarded sandwiches when a man steps out of a
nearby ivy-covered wall. The man is Edmund. Edmund wanders the world, going where the spirit moves him, and the spirit has told him to follow
Matt. Thus begins a most extraordinary fantasy adventure set in the contemporary U.S.A., slightly to the left of reality.

Past the Size of Dreaming by Nina Kiriki Hoffmanreviewed by Regina Lynn Preciado
The story picks up about 15 years after A Red Heart of Memories left off, with Edmund and
Matt (Matilda) Black partners in life and in the search for Edmund's old
friends, all of whom have their own magic. As adults, each member of the
group has changed at least as drastically as Edmund has. Julio in
particular causes quite a stir when they finally locate him, and while
Terry can't resist sneaking a spell on Matt, it lacks the depth of meanness
she exhibited in the past. Tasha's metamorphosis into a creature of Air
adds a touch of gentle humor. Even Nathan the ghost has grown up.

A Red Heart of Memories by Nina Kiriki Hoffmanreviewed by Jeri Wright
This book is full of beautiful, impossible magic, and the reader is sucked
right in. The two main characters are both damaged, both outside the realm
of ordinary living, both in need of something they cannot quite define. Matt
sees people's dreams and talks to things -- all kinds of things: sidewalks,
walls, houses, cars... She gets itchy feet if she stays in one place too
long. Edmund is a witch who follows the spirit that leads him to where he is
needed.